Protests against removal of Add to DVD Queue

There has been a spate of protests from almost all users as Netflix announced its decision to remove the “Add to DVD Queue” feature from its app on streaming devices.

Netflix had started off by renting DVDs and sending them by post and has recently invested heavily in its streaming business. It has launched its apps for iPhone, iPad and Windows Phone 7 and other game consoles.

Users could, till now, use these devices to watch movies and TV shows or add them to their DVD request queue to be shipped to them. The latter service is now being discontinued by Netflix. As per Jamie Odell, Director of Product Management, Netflix has taken this decision to offer titles that are available to watch instantly. Letting users queue the titles from the streaming device complicates the instant watching experience and uses up resources that are used for improving the overall streaming functionality.